Key words and Phrases: ~"The children of the country that’s wealthiest also be the children of the country that’s healthiest?" ~"Thinking of health as a skill." ~"People stop listening when they think they know what you’re going to say."~"The choices you make every day have the biggest impact in the biggest of ways."~"The future belongs to the healthy youth."
Theme: Other than the obvious theme: to eat better, I think that Taylor Mali is also telling us the benifits of eating healthier, and how we should educate others, and value health more, because it is so important. Another good point that he made was not to rely on medications, but to actually improve yourself, yourself! Poetic Devises:~Rhythym and rhyme~Repitition Reason for Choosing this Poem:I chose this poem because I think that he makes several good points about our health. I also like the message he is saying, because we do need to eat healthier (and local), and stop relying on pills and "quick-fixes" to fix our problems. The only issue with what he is saying is that lots of people aren't wealthy enough to buy the healthy (and local) food, because it is more expensive due to heavy subisidisation of the other crap. Lyrics/Words:An apple a day is not enough don’t let me start preaching but shouldn't the children of the country that’s wealthiest also be the children of the country that’s healthiest? That makes sense, you’d think that would be true I know I would I’m just sayin’: wouldn’t you?
But that’s not the case with our kids these days kid’s health is declining in all kinds of ways. we need to improve it, we can and we will but it starts with thinking of health as a skill a 21st century skill that you practice. Practice makes perfect the unhealthy can’t hack this We’ve got to teach our kids by example every day and it’s tough because people stop listening when they think they know what you’re going to say. Like drink more water, eat more vegetables (especially the dark leafy green ones), eat less sugar, don’t drink soda! (especially the sugary caffeine ones), stop watching tv, go play outside! go for a run or a walk or a bike ride. Get your heart rate up every day of the week. Chew your food more, eat slower, meditate, sit still, get your heart rate lower. Set yourself a health goal. It doesn’t have to be wild, it takes a lot of things to raise a healthy child. And healthy kids do better in school, they have better jobs, they lead better lives they marry healthy husbands and healthier wives. Good health is a skill and teachers need to teach it. Now you’ve got me preaching so I might as well preach it
Health is not a one-semester class you take in middle school it should be a part of every subject, not the exception, but the rule. Learn about good health in math, in english, in social studies, work on a project about nutrition in science with your buddies! And parents to be involved too: teachers can’t do this alone good health stats at home. We need to own this issue because the stakes are high what does it matter if we try to increase our scores in math and reading, if scores are dying before their time because they got fatter and fatter and fatter? Healthy students make wealthy earners, not to mention better learners. The choices you make every day have the biggest impact in the biggest of ways. Check it: why else would they say, an apple a day keeps the doctor away? But new solutions to old problems that’s the american way! Who cares about keeping the water clean and pure? There isn’t a problem if they can’t sell you the cure. Don’t keep looking for new technology to be your medical saviour, of course it’s easier to be saved by a miracle than it is to change your behaviour.
So we need to value health and education the way we value math and reading we can’t keep feeding our children the same old lessons, like junk food, full of saturated fat, sugar and chemicals, we can do better than that. We can and we will: That’s the truth, because the future belongs to the healthy youth.
Poetry Analysis on:
An Apple a Day is Not Enough -by Taylor Mali
Key words and Phrases:
~"The children of the country that’s wealthiest also be the children of the country that’s healthiest?"
~"Thinking of health as a skill."
~"People stop listening when they think they know what you’re going to say."~"The choices you make every day have the biggest impact in the biggest of ways."~"The future belongs to the healthy youth."
Theme:
Other than the obvious theme: to eat better, I think that Taylor Mali is also telling us the benifits of eating healthier, and how we should educate others, and value health more, because it is so important. Another good point that he made was not to rely on medications, but to actually improve yourself, yourself!
Poetic Devises:~Rhythym and rhyme~Repitition
Reason for Choosing this Poem:I chose this poem because I think that he makes several good points about our health. I also like the message he is saying, because we do need to eat healthier (and local), and stop relying on pills and "quick-fixes" to fix our problems. The only issue with what he is saying is that lots of people aren't wealthy enough to buy the healthy (and local) food, because it is more expensive due to heavy subisidisation of the other crap.
Lyrics/Words:An apple a day is not enough
don’t let me start preaching
but shouldn't the children of the country that’s wealthiest
also be the children of the country that’s healthiest?
That makes sense, you’d think that would be true
I know I would I’m just sayin’: wouldn’t you?
But that’s not the case with our kids these days
kid’s health is declining in all kinds of ways.
we need to improve it, we can and we will
but it starts with thinking of health as a skill
a 21st century skill that you practice.
Practice makes perfect
the unhealthy can’t hack this
We’ve got to teach our kids by example every day
and it’s tough because people stop listening when they think they know what you’re going to say.
Like drink more water, eat more vegetables (especially the dark leafy green ones),
eat less sugar, don’t drink soda! (especially the sugary caffeine ones),
stop watching tv, go play outside!
go for a run or a walk or a bike ride.
Get your heart rate up every day of the week.
Chew your food more, eat slower,
meditate, sit still, get your heart rate lower.
Set yourself a health goal.
It doesn’t have to be wild,
it takes a lot of things to raise a healthy child.
And healthy kids do better in school, they have better jobs, they lead better lives
they marry healthy husbands and healthier wives.
Good health is a skill and teachers need to teach it.
Now you’ve got me preaching so I might as well preach it
Health is not a one-semester class you take in middle school
it should be a part of every subject, not the exception, but the rule.
Learn about good health in math, in english, in social studies,
work on a project about nutrition in science with your buddies!
And parents to be involved too: teachers can’t do this alone
good health stats at home.
We need to own this issue because the stakes are high
what does it matter if we try to increase our scores in math and reading,
if scores are dying before their time because they got fatter and fatter and fatter?
Healthy students make wealthy earners,
not to mention better learners.
The choices you make every day
have the biggest impact in the biggest of ways.
Check it: why else would they say,
an apple a day keeps the doctor away?
But new solutions to old problems that’s the american way!
Who cares about keeping the water clean and pure?
There isn’t a problem if they can’t sell you the cure.
Don’t keep looking for new technology to be your medical saviour,
of course it’s easier to be saved by a miracle than it is to change your behaviour.
So we need to value health and education the way we value math and reading
we can’t keep feeding
our children the same old lessons,
like junk food, full of saturated fat,
sugar and chemicals, we can do better than that.
We can and we will: That’s the truth,
because the future belongs to the healthy youth.
Amen.